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Your support makes all the difference.Saturday sees the return of the FA Cup third round, with 25 ties to be played today, starting with Manchester United vs Reading at Old Trafford.
Jaap Stam returns to his former club for the first time since he was abruptly sold by Sir Alex Ferguson in 2001 following revelations in his autobiography.
Jose Mourinho is expected to name a much-changed team for the tie, as is Arsene Wenger for when Arsenal face Preston at Deepdale in the 5.30pm kick off.
Other stand-out ties include Everton vs Leicester City, Hull vs Swansea and non-league Sutton United at home to AFC Wimbledon.
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Friday's FA Cup results:
West Ham United 0 Manchester City 5
Saturday’s FA Cup fixtures (all 3pm kick offs unless stated otherwise):
Manchester United v Reading (12.30pm kick off)
Accrington Stanley v Luton Town
Barrow v Rochdale
Birmingham City v Newcastle United
Blackpool v Barnsley
Bolton Wanderers v Crystal Palace
Brentford v Eastleigh
Brighton & Hove Albion v Milton Keynes Dons
Bristol City v Fleetwood Town
Everton v Leicester City
Huddersfield Town v Port Vale
Hull City v Swansea City
Ipswich Town v Lincoln City
Millwall v Bournemouth
Norwich City v Southampton
Queens Park Rangers v Blackburn Rovers
Rotherham United v Oxford United
Stoke City v Wolverhampton Wanderers
Sunderland v Burnley
Sutton United v AFC Wimbledon
Watford v Burton Albion
West Bromwich Albion v Derby County
Wigan Athletic v Nottingham Forest
Wycombe Wanderers v Stourbridge
Preston North End v Arsenal (5.30pm kick off)
86 MINS
Iwobi cleverly weaves through a sea of white shirts, but the final strike goes straight into the path of Maxwell. He should have done better from such an appealing angle.
89 MINS
GOAL
PRESTON 1 - 2 ARSENAL
Who else but Giroud? The Arsenal man has done it again. The ball goes into the box and Perez cleverly flicks the ball back to Giroud who pokes it home. It brings a sense of desolation to the home side, as it appears to be another late win for Wenger's side.
90 MINS
There will be a minimum of four additional minutes to finish this fixture. Can Preston scrape an equaliser? We'll see.
FULL TIME
Arsenal into the fourth round of the FA-cup, following a somewhat shakey performance here today at Deepdale.
A late goal from Giroud secures Arsenal's place in the fourth round, following a shaky display at Deepdale. The home side broke the deadlock with an early goal from Robinson, which set the pace in the favour of Grayson's men for the majority before the interval. However, the goal just fifty seconds into the second-half from Ramsey gave Arsenal a lifeline and regained their confidence on the pitch.
Preston deserved more from the game, but that's the way the cookie crumbles in the FA cup. They will be tremendously upset that they do not even have a replay, but they can take a number of positives from their performance today.
It's been a classic day, crammed full of exhilarating FA Cup displays. Make sure to tune in tomorrow for coverage of tomorrows fixtures.
That's all from us. Have a fantastic Saturday evening.
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